This action approves an award in the amount of $492,000 to the city of natchez to support their efforts with performing inventory, characterization, assessment, and development of cleanup planning and…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the City of Natchez, Mississippi a $492,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. The funding will support the City's efforts to inventory, characterize, assess, and develop cleanup planning and community involvement activities for brownfield sites in Natchez and Adams County through September 2024. Key deliverables will include site assessment reports, technical reports, and a community involvement plan. The project aims to make properties ready for reuse, potentially creating jobs and leveraging additional funds. As a brownfield site involves real property complicated by hazardous substances, the award will benefit the City and County through environmental site assessments and community engagement regarding reuse planning.

This action approves an award in the amount of $492,000 to the city of natchez to support their efforts with performing inventory, characterization, assessment, and development of cleanup planning and community involvement related events for brownfield sites in the city of natchez and adams county, mississippi. Anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes, and intended beneficiaries, for this project will include site assessment reports, other technical reports, and a community involvement plan. More specifically, outcomes may include jobs and leveraged funding, and properties made ready for reuse. Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The city of natchez and adams county, mississippi benefit directly from this project.